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House Names in Newport and Wormit (listed by present address) - streets T - Z
Until complete, consistent street numbering was introduced in 1964, nearly all houses in Newport and Wormit were known only by their name. It can therefore be very difficult to track down an address in present-day Newport-on-Tay when all you have is the name of the house. A large number of the house names remained fixed through successive changes in ownership of the property.
As a message boy in the town in the 1960s, I had a detailed working knowledge of the various house names - in those days one had to deliver groceries to 'Jones, Newstead' or 'Pae, Craigmount' with no further clue as to the whereabouts of the address.
The house names listed here have been gathered from valuation rolls, street directories, gate posts, fanlights and personal knowledge.
The list contains house names up to 1967. Any subsequent changes have not been included.
N.B. Street numbers (and some street names) before 1964 will be different from those listed below. Work is in progress on a table to convert pre-1964 street numbers to post-1964 numbers.
Work on this list is still in progress; in particular, many addresses in East Newport have still to be included. There are a total of 910 entries.
House names : A-F G-R S-Z Present-day Streets : A-K L-S
| House Name | Present (1967) address | Other names for the property | |
Cremona Villa |
100 |
Tay St |
Elma Villa |
Elma Villa |
100 |
Tay St |
Cremona Villa |
Laurels |
101 |
Tay St |
|
Ardalbank |
102 |
Tay St |
Lyndhurst |
Lyndhurst |
102 |
Tay St |
Ardalbank |
Craigatin |
103 |
Tay St |
Craighead ? |
Craighead |
103 |
Tay St |
Craigatin ? |
Grenada |
104 |
Tay St |
|
Ellerslie |
105 |
Tay St |
Laurels |
Laurels |
105 |
Tay St |
Ellerslie |
Brooklyn |
106 |
Tay St |
Craighead Villa |
Craighead Villa |
106 |
Tay St |
Brooklyn |
Beech Cottage |
107 |
Tay St |
Riverview |
Riverview |
107 |
Tay St |
Beech Cottage |
Craigard |
108 |
Tay St |
Craighead Villa |
Craighead Villa |
108 |
Tay St |
Craigard |
Craighead Cottage |
109 |
Tay St |
Seymour Cott., Richard's Point, Rickards Point |
Richard's Point |
109 |
Tay St |
Craighead Cott., Seymour Cott., Rickards Point |
Rickards Point |
109 |
Tay St |
Richard's Point, Craighead Cott, Seymour Cott. |
Seymour Cottage |
109 |
Tay St |
Craighead Cott., Richard's Point, Rickards Point |
Seymour |
111 |
Tay St |
|
Taygrove |
113/115 |
Tay St |
|
Bay House |
12/14 |
Tay St |
Mackie-s Place |
Mackie's Place |
12/14 |
Tay St |
Bay House |
Lorne Cottage |
18 |
Tay St |
Lorneville |
Lorneville |
18 |
Tay St |
Lorne Cottage |
Taybank |
2 |
Tay St |
|
Carseview |
20 |
Tay St |
Fountainbrae |
Fountainbrae |
20 |
Tay St |
Carseview |
Craigknowe |
22 |
Tay St |
|
Fountainbrae |
24 |
Tay St |
|
Elim Cottage |
26 |
Tay St |
Stratford |
Stratford |
26 |
Tay St |
Elim Cottage |
Bonaly |
30 |
Tay St |
Harp Cottage |
Harp Cottage |
30 |
Tay St |
Bonaly |
Strathtay |
4 |
Tay St |
|
Alverton Villa |
52 |
Tay St |
|
Whitehall Villa |
54 |
Tay St |
|
Anchorage Villa |
56 |
Tay St |
The Anchorage, Canisbay Lodge |
Canisbay Lodge |
56 |
Tay St |
Anchorage Villa, The Anchorage |
The Anchorage |
56 |
Tay St |
Anchorage Villa, Canisbay Lodge |
Ivy Bank |
58 |
Tay St |
Ravenscraig |
Ravenscraig |
58 |
Tay St |
Ivy Bank |
Viewbank |
6 |
Tay St |
|
Maryfield Cottage |
60 |
Tay St |
Thymbra Lodge |
Thymbra Lodge |
60 |
Tay St |
Maryfield Cottage |
The Cottage |
62 |
Tay St |
Woodriff |
Woodriff |
62 |
Tay St |
The Cottage |
Seacraig |
64 |
Tay St |
Seacraig Cottage |
Seacraig Cottage |
64 |
Tay St |
Seacraig |
Seacraig Cottage |
66 |
Tay St |
|
Ashbank |
68 |
Tay St |
|
Ashbank Villa |
70 |
Tay St |
Struie Brae, Seymour |
Seymour |
70 |
Tay St |
Ashbank Villa, Struie Brae |
Struie Brae |
70 |
Tay St |
Ashbank Villa, Seymour |
Ashbank |
72 |
Tay St |
Blyth House, The Chesters, St Margarets, Toorak |
Blyth House |
72 |
Tay St |
Toorak, St Margarets, The Chesters, Ashbank |
St Margarets |
72 |
Tay St |
Toorak, Ashbank, The Chesters, Blyth House |
The Chesters |
72 |
Tay St |
Blyth House, Toorak, Ashbank, St Margarets |
Toorak |
72 |
Tay St |
Ashbank, Blyth House, St Margarets, The Chesters |
Floralbank |
74/76 |
Tay St |
The Gables |
The Gables |
74/76 |
Tay St |
Floralbank |
Tay Cliffe |
75/77 |
Tay St |
|
Vine Bank |
78 |
Tay St |
|
Craggan Mhor |
79 |
Tay St |
|
Wingate Place |
8/10 |
Tay St |
|
Craiglea |
80 |
Tay St |
|
Dunearn |
82 |
Tay St |
|
Arcan |
83 |
Tay St |
Hill Bank |
Hill Bank |
83 |
Tay St |
Arcan |
Invertay |
84/86 |
Tay St |
|
Abbotsgrange |
85 |
Tay St |
Marybank, Woodbank, Errolbank |
Errolbank |
85 |
Tay St |
Woodbank, Marybank, Abbotsgrange |
Marybank |
85 |
Tay St |
Abbotsgrange, Errolbank, Woodbank |
Woodbank |
85 |
Tay St |
Marybank, Abbotsgrange, Errolbank |
Marybank |
87 |
Tay St |
Seabank Cottage |
Seabank Cottage |
87 |
Tay St |
Marybank |
Eifer Lodge |
88/90 |
Tay St |
|
Cliff Bank |
89 |
Tay St |
Cliff Cottage |
Cliff Cottage |
89 |
Tay St |
Cliff Bank |
Myrtle Bank |
91/93 |
Tay St |
|
Anerley |
92 |
Tay St |
Orwell, Roselea |
Orwell |
92 |
Tay St |
Roselea, Anerley |
Roselea |
92 |
Tay St |
Anerley, Orwell |
Craighead |
94 |
Tay St |
|
Myrtlebank |
95/97 |
Tay St |
Norbay |
Norbay |
95/97 |
Tay St |
Myrtlebank |
Clinton |
96 |
Tay St |
Lynbrook |
Lynbrook |
96 |
Tay St |
Clinton |
Kilry |
98 |
Tay St |
Tay Cott., Taepeng, St Margarets |
St Margarets |
98 |
Tay St |
Taepeng, Kilry, Tay Cott. |
Taepeng |
98 |
Tay St |
St Margarets, Tay Cott., Kilry |
Tay Cottage |
98 |
Tay St |
Kilry, Taepeng, St Margarets |
Rosemount |
99 |
Tay St |
|
Lowdenbank |
14 |
Tay Tce |
|
Snowdon Bank |
16 |
Tay Tce |
|
Woodriff Cottage |
18 |
Tay Tce |
|
Ethandune |
20 |
Tay Tce |
Maybank |
Derby House |
22 |
Tay Tce |
|
Derby House |
24 |
Tay Tce |
|
Carron Cottage |
10 |
Tayview Tce |
Glencairn |
Glencairn |
10 |
Tayview Tce |
Carron Cottage |
Bracken Brae |
12 |
Tayview Tce |
Francis Villa, Rockard |
Francis Villa |
12 |
Tayview Tce |
Rockard, Bracken Brae |
Rockard |
12 |
Tayview Tce |
Bracken Brae, Francis Villa |
Ashleigh |
14 |
Tayview Tce |
|
Clovelly |
16 |
Tayview Tce |
|
Erin |
18 |
Tayview Tce |
|
Abkari |
2 |
Tayview Tce |
Lynnville |
Lynnville |
2 |
Tayview Tce |
Abkari |
Dhivach |
20 |
Tayview Tce |
Helenslea, Edina Villa |
Edina Villa |
20 |
Tayview Tce |
Helenslea, Dhivach |
Helenslea |
20 |
Tayview Tce |
Dhivach, Edina Villa |
Lucklaw |
22 |
Tayview Tce |
Minard, Tayview |
Minard |
22 |
Tayview Tce |
Tayview, Lucklaw |
Tayview |
22 |
Tayview Tce |
Minard, Lucklaw |
Kilrenny |
24 |
Tayview Tce |
Tayview House |
Tayview House |
24 |
Tayview Tce |
Kilrenny |
Duncraggan House |
8 |
Tayview Tce |
|
Laurel Terrace |
5 |
Victoria Rd |
Fernlea |
Laurel Terrace |
1/3 |
Victoria St |
Roselea |
Roselea |
1/3 |
Victoria St |
Laurel Tce |
Darroch |
10 |
Victoria St |
St Regulus |
St Regulus |
10 |
Victoria St |
Darroch |
Balmossie |
11 |
Victoria St |
|
Woodburn |
12 |
Victoria St |
|
Ashbrook |
14 |
Victoria St |
|
Darvel Lodge |
2 |
Victoria St |
|
Sylverton |
4 |
Victoria St |
The Learig |
The Learig |
4 |
Victoria St |
Sylverton |
Fernlea |
5 |
Victoria St |
Laurel Tce |
Ingleton |
6 |
Victoria St |
|
Carseview |
7 |
Victoria St |
Ceres, Gleniffer |
Ceres |
7 |
Victoria St |
Carseview, Gleniffer |
Gleniffer |
7 |
Victoria St |
Ceres, Carseview |
Broomlea |
8 |
Victoria St |
Duntaynish, Devonbank |
Devonbank |
8 |
Victoria St |
Duntaynish, Broomlea |
Duntaynish |
8 |
Victoria St |
Devonbank, Broomlea |
Eglinton |
9 |
Victoria St |
|
Lorne |
1 |
Viewmount Rd |
|
Mossgiel |
3 |
Viewmount Rd |
|
Viewmount |
5 |
Viewmount Rd |
|
Comely Bank |
6 |
Viewmount Rd |
Cragmount |
Hillpark |
7 |
Viewmount Rd |
|
The Craggan |
9 |
Viewmount Rd |
|
McIvor Cottage |
1/3 |
Wellgate St |
Royston, Royston Cottage |
Royston |
1/3 |
Wellgate St |
Royston Cottage, McIvor Cottage |
Garland Villa |
11 |
Wellgate St |
|
Garland Villa |
15 |
Wellgate St |
|
Tooba Cottage |
17 |
Wellgate St |
Wellgate Park |
Wellgate Park |
17 |
Wellgate St |
Tooba Cottage |
Helenbank |
19 |
Wellgate St |
Welwyn, Wellgate Park |
Wellgate Park |
19 |
Wellgate St |
Welwyn, Helenbank |
Welwyn |
19 |
Wellgate St |
Helenbank, Wellgate Park |
Ivybank |
2 |
Wellgate St |
|
Camomile Villa |
21/23 |
Wellgate St |
Fernbrae |
Fernbrae |
21/23 |
Wellgate St |
Camomile Villa |
Ellenmount |
25 |
Wellgate St |
Helen Mount |
Helen Mount |
25 |
Wellgate St |
Ellenmount |
Ivybank |
4 |
Wellgate St |
Woodland Bank |
Woodland Bank |
4 |
Wellgate St |
Ivybank |
Gaskhill |
5 |
Wellgate St |
Victoria Villa, Victoria Cottage |
Victoria Cottage |
5/7 |
Wellgate St |
Victoria Villa, Gaskhill, Cairnhill |
Victoria Villa |
5/7 |
Wellgate St |
Gaskhill, Cairnhill, Victoria Cottage |
Park House |
6 |
Wellgate St |
|
Cairnhill |
7 |
Wellgate St |
Victoria Vil., Victoria Cott., Gaskhill |
Craighelen |
9 |
Wellgate St |
Craighellen Cottage |
Craighellen Cottage |
9 |
Wellgate St |
Craighelen |
Coylum |
1 |
Wellpar Tce W |
Scotia Villa |
Lingarth |
10 |
Wellpark Tce E |
|
Norwood |
4 |
Wellpark Tce E |
Norwood Cottage |
Norwood Cottage |
4 |
Wellpark Tce E |
Norwood |
Grandtully Cottage |
8 |
Wellpark Tce E |
|
Scotia Villa |
1 |
Wellpark Tce W |
Coylum |
Gowanbank |
13 |
Wellpark Tce W |
|
Heathbank |
3 |
Wellpark Tce W |
Oakden, Oakdene |
Oakdene |
3 |
Wellpark Tce W |
Oakden, Heathbank |
Hillcrest |
5/7 |
Wellpark Tce W |
|
Braeknowe |
9/11 |
Wellpark Tce W |
|
Japonica Cott (by) |
? |
West Rd |
Well Cottage |
Balmore Lodge |
1 |
West Rd |
|
Woodbank Villa |
13 |
West Rd |
Woodbank House |
Primrose Bank |
15 |
West Rd |
|
Hillcrest |
17 |
West Rd |
Primrose Bank |
Primrose Bank |
17 |
West Rd |
Hillcrest |
Woodend |
19-37 |
West Rd |
|
Abercraig |
2 |
West Rd |
|
Balmore |
3 |
West Rd |
|
Woodmoor |
4 |
West Rd |
|
Tay View |
41 |
West Rd |
|
Park House |
43 |
West Rd |
|
Broadhaugh |
44/46 |
West Rd |
|
Fern Cottage |
47 |
West Rd |
|
Rockcliffe |
48 |
West Rd |
Rose Cottage |
Rose Cottage |
48 |
West Rd |
Rockcliffe |
Holly Bank |
49 |
West Rd |
West Bank |
West Bank |
49 |
West Rd |
Holly Bank |
Rose Cottage |
50 |
West Rd |
The Eyrie |
The Eyrie |
50 |
West Rd |
Rose Cottage |
Holly Bank |
51 |
West Rd |
Ingleneuk |
Ingleneuk |
51 |
West Rd |
Holly Bank |
Castle Cottage |
52 |
West Rd |
|
The Castle |
53/59 |
West Rd |
|
Heathfield House |
54/58 |
West Rd |
Mackie Place |
Mackie Place |
54/58 |
West Rd |
Heathfield House |
Walnut Cottage |
60 |
West Rd |
|
Japonica Cottage |
62 |
West Rd |
|
Well Cottage |
62a |
West Rd |
Japonica Cottage (by) |
Netherlea |
65 |
West Rd |
|
Hazel Bank |
66 |
West Rd |
|
Hazel Cottage |
66 |
West Rd |
|
Raintree |
68 |
West Rd |
Yewbank |
Yewbank |
68 |
West Rd |
Raintree |
Dunalastair |
7 |
West Rd |
Harcourt House |
Harcourt House |
7 |
West Rd |
Dunalastair |
Fuchsia Cottage |
70 |
West Rd |
The Cottage, Ingleby |
Ingleby |
70 |
West Rd |
The Cottage, Fuchsia Cottage |
The Cottage |
70 |
West Rd |
Ingleby, Fuchsia Cottage |
Holly Cottage |
74 |
West Rd |
2 Holly Cottage |
Rural Retreat |
76 |
West Rd |
3 Holly Cottage |
Wellgate |
78 |
West Rd |
Wellgate House |
Pluck-the-Craw |
82-86 |
West Rd |
-- |
Lower Ashcliffe |
88 |
West Rd |
|
Ashcliffe |
88/90 |
West Rd |
|
Alma House |
9/11 |
West Rd |
Lingarth, Newstead |
Lingarth |
9/11 |
West Rd |
Newstead, Alma House |
Newstead |
9/11 |
West Rd |
Lingarth, Alma House |
Duncraig |
5 |
West Road |
|
Woodmuir |
5 |
West Road |
|
Rose Cottage |
64 |
West Road |
Taybank Cottage |
Taybank Cottage |
64 |
West Road |
Rose Cottage |
Westfield |
1/3 |
Westfield Tce |
Westfield House |
Conway |
13 |
Westfield Tce |
|
Auchenheath |
15 |
Westfield Tce |
|
Arnsheen |
17 |
Westfield Tce |
|
Springbank |
19/21 |
Westfield Tce |
|
Elmhurst |
23 |
Westfield Tce |
|
Hankow |
25 |
Westfield Tce |
Woodlea |
Woodlea |
25 |
Westfield Tce |
Hankow |
Rhufaada |
27 |
Westfield Tce |
|
Cornella |
5/7 |
Westfield Tce |
Westmount |
Westmount |
5/7 |
Westfield Tce |
Cornella |
Rotherwood |
9/11 |
Westfield Tce |
|
Kincraig |
2 |
Westwood Tce |
|
Danellvid Villa |
4 |
Westwood Tce |
-- |
Dunira |
6 |
Westwood Tce |
|
Dalgarth |
8 |
Westwood Tce |
Rose Villa |
Rose Villa |
8 |
Westwood Tce |
Dalgarth |
Eastlea |
10/12 |
William St |
Wilson Cottage |
Wilson Cottage |
10-12 |
William St |
Eastlea |
Arauco |
14 |
William St |
|
Bruce Lodge |
2/4 |
William St |
|
Margaretbank |
6/8 |
William St |
|
The Brambles |
10 |
Woodbine Tce |
The Sheiling |
The Sheiling |
10 |
Woodbine Tce |
The Brambles |
Sylvan House |
12 |
Woodbine Tce |
|
Beverley House |
2 |
Woodbine Tce |
|
Mars Hospital |
Woodhaven Pier |
Rock House |
|
Rock House |
Woodhaven Pier |
Mars Hospital |
|
Martin Cottage |
1 |
Woodmuir Cres |
Romada, Rosebank, Victoria Villa |
Romada |
1 |
Woodmuir Cres |
Victoria Villa, Rosebank, Martin Cott |
Rosebank |
1 |
Woodmuir Cres |
Romada, Victoria Villa, Martin Cott |
Victoria Villa |
1 |
Woodmuir Cres |
Romada, Rosebank, Martin Cottage |
Ormiston |
11 |
Woodmuir Cres |
Prosen Cottage |
Prosen Cottage |
11 |
Woodmuir Cres |
Ormiston |
Prosen |
13 |
Woodmuir Cres |
Prosen Cottage |
Prosen Cottage |
13 |
Woodmuir Cres |
Prosen |
Balmore |
15 |
Woodmuir Cres |
Windhover Ho, Linden, Tighnavon |
Linden |
15 |
Woodmuir Cres |
Tighnavon, Windhover House, Balmore |
Windhover House |
15 |
Woodmuir Cres |
Linden, Tighnavon, Balmore |
Martin Cottage |
3 |
Woodmuir Cres |
Rosebank Villa, Mount Pleasant |
Mount Pleasant |
3 |
Woodmuir Cres |
Rosebank Villa, Martin Cottage |
Rosebank Villa |
3 |
Woodmuir Cres |
Mount Pleasant, Martin Cottage |
Rosehill Cottage |
5 |
Woodmuir Cres |
|
Laurel Cottage |
7 |
Woodmuir Cres |
Meric, Patrick Cott, Rosehill Cott |
Meric |
7 |
Woodmuir Cres |
Laurel Cott, Rosehill Cott, Patrick Cott |
Patrick Cottage |
7 |
Woodmuir Cres |
Rosehill Cott, Laurel Cott, Meric |
Rosehill Cottage |
7 |
Woodmuir Cres |
Meric, Laurel Cott, Patrick Cott |
Green Gates |
9 |
Woodmuir Cres |
Woodmuir Park |
Woodmuir Park |
9 |
Woodmuir Cres |
Green Gates |
Tighnavon |
15 |
Woodmuir Crescent |
Linden, Windhover House |
Elmbank |
1 |
Woodmuir Tce |
|
Sandhurst |
13/15 |
Woodmuir Tce |
Woodmuir, Woodmuir Villas |
Woodmuir |
13/15 |
Woodmuir Tce |
Sandhurst, Woodmuir Villas |
Woodmuir Villas |
13/15 |
Woodmuir Tce |
Woodmuir, Sandhurst |
Laura Place |
17 |
Woodmuir Tce |
The Haven |
The Haven |
17 |
Woodmuir Tce |
Laura Place |
Heathville |
19 |
Woodmuir Tce |
St Magnus |
St Magnus |
19 |
Woodmuir Tce |
Heathville |
Rosebank |
2 |
Woodmuir Tce |
|
Craignish |
23/25 |
Woodmuir Tce |
|
Jesmond |
29 |
Woodmuir Tce |
The Briars |
The Briars |
29 |
Woodmuir Tce |
Jesmond |
The Briars |
31 |
Woodmuir Tce |
|
Winingbrae |
31 |
Woodmuir Tce |
Winningbrae, Odmoston |
Ythanbank |
35 |
Woodmuir Tce |
|
Langskail |
37 |
Woodmuir Tce |
Linden, Tighnavon |
Linden |
37 |
Woodmuir Tce |
Langskail, Tighnavon |
Gladstone Terrace |
5/7 |
Woodmuir Tce |
Sunnyside, Sunnyside House |
Sunnyside |
5/7 |
Woodmuir Tce |
Sunnyside House, Gladstone Tce |
Sunnyside House |
5/7 |
Woodmuir Tce |
Sunnyside, Gladstone Tce |
Daylesford |
9/11 |
Woodmuir Tce |
Woodmuir, Ellerslie, Woodmuir Villas |
Ellerslie |
9/11 |
Woodmuir Tce |
Daylesford, Woodmuir, Woodmuir Villas |
Woodmuir |
9/11 |
Woodmuir Tce |
Daylesford, Ellerslie, Woodmuir, Woodmuir Villas |
Woodmuir Villas |
9/11 |
Woodmuir Tce |
Woodmuir, Ellerslie, Daylesford |
Odmoston |
31 |
Woodmuir Terrace |
Winningbrae, Winingbrae |
Tighnavon |
37 |
Woodmuir Terrace |
Linden, Langskail |
Netherby |
1 |
Youngsdale Pl |
|
Fairlea |
15 |
Youngsdale Pl |
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